I posted this in the General Sewing section with absolutely NO response, I'm reposting here. Hopefully, someone here will be able to help!

Hi AllI recently discovered a sewing lounge within walking distance of my home. I have been encouraging a friend to come with me, to become a better rounded and more skillful seamstress, since we both learned to sew by refashioning. Her argument against it, however, is that when she went to a sewing (by a pattern) class at our local community college they told her that she wouldn't be able to take the class if she couldn't find the required patterns in her size..... AFTER she paid for the course, of course. For some reason, the patterns weren't available in her size. Now she has a bitter attitude towards patterns in general. For reference, she is quite busty and measures 43in- overbust, 39-41-49. In terms of style, she has a HUGE love for Modcloth's style of clothing and anything from the early to mid 80s.

So, what pattern companies, indie or mainstream, are likely to have something she can work with, size-wise and style-wise? What are her options? I really want her to not feel excluded by pattern companies and to expand her skill set! I did tell her she'd be more likely to have luck with indie pattern companies but couldn't really name any that would definitely have her size.